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See Lieutenant Governor.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#PresidentOfTheSenate
(literally: for the time) Highest-ranking member of the Senate; also chairs the Senate Committee on Rules. Elected by Senators at the beginning of each two-year session.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#PresidentProTemporeOfTheSenate
Managing the proceedings during a floor session. In the Assembly, the presiding officer can be the Speaker, Speaker pro Tempore, or any other Assembly Member appointed by the Speaker. In the Senate, the presiding officer can be the President, President pro Tempore, or any other Senator appointed by the President pro Tempore.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#Presiding
Permission given, by the presiding officer, to view the proceedings from the floor of the Chamber, rather than from the gallery. Members request that permission on behalf of constituents or other guests.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#PrivilegeoftheFloor
A simple majority of the membership of a committee or the Assembly or Senate; the minimum number of legislators needed to begin conducting official business. The absence of a quorum is grounds for immediate adjournment of a committee hearing or floor session.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#Quorum
Transmitting the message that members are needed to establish a quorum so that proceedings may begin.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#QuorumCall
Revising the allocation of congressional seats based on census results. Also used to refer to redistricting (the revision of legislative district boundaries) to reflect census results.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#Reapportionment
A motion giving the opportunity to take another vote on a matter previously decided in a committee hearing or floor session.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#Reconsideration
The method, used by members of the public, by which a measure adopted by the Legislature may be submitted to the electorate for a vote. A referendum petition must be signed by electors equal in number to 5 percent of the votes for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#Referendum
Principles formally adopted to govern the operation of either or both houses. These include Standing Rules of the Assembly, Standing Rules of the Senate, and Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
https://legislativecounsel.ca.gov/glossary#Rules